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Re: problem with PCI to USB card

>> Hi,

>>> I am trying to build a fingerprint module with Embedded Planet's >>> ep405 board and Timesys Linux distribution(Kernel version 2.4.7). >> >> Does the ep405 have a bios to initialise the card on the pci bus ? > > There is no bios for the ep405 development board

If the board does not have a bios to initialise the pci card/bus, the kernel will have to do it.

> Is the PCI USB card identified in the kernel boot-up messages? > > No, the kernel does not identified the PCI USB card at boot-up. > Also, there is no information about the card appears in the /proc/pci > file. > Which direction should I look at, PCI or USB?

the PCI bus needs to be setup and the USB card found before you'll be able to use the drivers for it.

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